Jesus Crespo Explained

Jesus Crespo
Fullname:Jesus Muñoz Crespo
Birth Date:11 September 1899
Birth Place:Portugal
Position:Forward
Years1:1917–1929
Clubs1:Benfica
Caps1:101
Goals1:39
Nationalyears1:1923
Nationalteam1:Portugal
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Jesus Muñoz Crespo (11 September 1899 – 11 September 1979) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Crespo arrived at Benfica in 1917, at the age of 18. He made his official debut in the first game of the 1917–18 edition of the Campeonato de Lisboa, on 16 December 1917.

Capable of playing either as inside forward or centre-forward, in a 2-3-5 formation, he was mainly used as inside forward and partnered with José Simões, while both supported players like Alberto Augusto, Tavares, or Mário Carvalho. On 16 December 1923, he received his only cap, in a 0-3 loss against Spain played on Avenida de la Reina Victoria, Sevilla.[1]

Over the course of 12 seasons, he played more than 100 matches, a club record at that time, retiring at age 30, with his last match on 24 February 1929.

Honours

Benfica[2]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spain 3–0 Portugal. EU-football.com.
  2. May 2015. Bicampeões para a história. Back-to-back champions for the ages. pt. Visão. Portugal. Impresa Publishing. 38. 0872-3540.